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cause negative impacts to social stability and national development. Therefore, it' s necessary to
make efforts in strengthening knowledge of controlled drugs abuse prevention amongst the public,
and draft a more effective strategy. Educate actively on the harm of drug abuse and camou?age
drugs patterns to enhance people's self-protection ability.
Policies and Outcomes

1. Multi-agency Collaboration for the Prevention of Drug Abuse
(1) Worked with the MOJ and MOE to implement the Anti-Drug Abuse Education and Advocation Part II - Key Administrative Results Controlled Drugs Management
Project. TFDA joined forces with drug abuse prevention centers in every cities to organize
10 Freedom from Drugs advanced instructor training courses attended by a total of 3,241
individuals. The TFDA also hosted the art competition of creative performing against drug
abuse named Theatrical Anti-Drug Abuse-Show Yourself. A total of 8 winning teams were
selected, and performances of the winning entries were compiled in a digital video disk and
sent to every local health bureaus, medical institutions, NGOs, and drug abuse education
resource centers for reference purposes.
(2) Worked jointly with the MOHW Health Promotion Administration (HPA) to host the Integrated
Marketing Plan for Promoting Educational Programs on the Prevention of Addictive Substance
Abuse. In 2015, an alliance was formed with 52 businesses, allowing pharmacists to hold 53
sessions of educational seminars for preventing the abuse of addictive substances at business
locations. The 4 Cell Manga Competition against Cigarette Smoking, Betel Nuts Chewing, and
Drug Abuse was held. Youths, college students, and adults alike unleashed their creativity
to highlight the health hazards caused by tobacco products, drugs, and betel nuts. Total of
565 entries submitted by the colleges, universities, and adults category as well as the youth
category, 8 winning works were selected from each group.

2. Seed Instructor Training for the Prevention of Drug Abuse
(1) In 2015, a total of six sessions of advanced seed instructor training were held for 319
candidates in northern, central, and southern Taiwan. These seed instructors shall then lead
training courses to strengthen public understanding on correct usage of controlled drugs and
prevention of drug abuse.
(2) In 2015, a total of 12 sessions of Training on the Correct Usage of Controlled Drugs were held
in northern, central, southern, and eastern Taiwan for 903 physicians from anesthesiology,
psychiatry, and family medicine departments to improve their familiarity with the proper
issuance of prescriptions as well as laws on controlled drugs.

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